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Ian McNultyFor players and coaches, a football game starts long before kickoff. The same holds true for the food-minded Saints fan. For such fans, it starts with choosing what to cook and devoting the hands-on work to ensure a victorious feast. It's really no wonder. Take the enthusiasm of the Who Dat Nation, add south Louisiana's endemic passion for food and the results are predictably over the top. Just check out the action around the Dome on the day of any home game. There are some who say New Orleans isn't a great tailgating town, simply because we don't have those endless stretches of tailgating fields that surround some stadiums. But the food-minded Saints fan finds a way. The work-a-day parking lots of the CBD are transformed into ad hoc outdoor kitchens while other bands of friends stake out space between, and under, the highway approaches belting the Dome. Aromatic smoke blooms everywhere. Follow it, and you'll find giant vats of gumbo or red beans set over hissing gas jets, greatThe New Orleans Food Obsession Marches On With the Saintshttp://wwno.org/post/new-orleans-food-obsession-marches-saints
3367 as http://wwno.orgThu, 02 Nov 2017 21:35:00 +0000The New Orleans Food Obsession Marches On With the SaintsBrian FriedmanThe Big Easy Roller Girls now have male counterparts to contend with. The New Orleans Brass are one of the latest additions to the area’s men’s roller derby league. In this week’s edition of Notes from New Orleans , we checked in with one of their players, who was getting ready for the team’s next bout. Visit NolaVie's website for a related article written by Brian Friedman.Derby Boys: Rolling with the New Orleans Brasshttp://wwno.org/post/derby-boys-rolling-new-orleans-brass
119607 as http://wwno.orgThu, 25 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000Derby Boys: Rolling with the New Orleans BrassJason SaulWWNO’s Jason Saul spoke with Jay Cicero, President and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, about the impact of the NBA All-Star Game on our region. And what is a sports foundation, anyway?What's It Take For A City To Land The NBA All-Star Game?http://wwno.org/post/whats-it-take-city-land-nba-all-star-game
114744 as http://wwno.orgMon, 20 Feb 2017 00:22:14 +0000What's It Take For A City To Land The NBA All-Star Game?The NBA All-Star Game is this weekend in New Orleans. The NBA moved the game to New Orleans from Charlotte after North Carolina passed House Bill 2, a controversial piece of legislation aimed at limiting transgendered people’s public bathroom choices. New Orleans Public Radio's Jason Saul spoke with WDSU sportscaster Fletcher Mackel about what we should expect this weekend.Previewing The 2017 NBA All-Star Game: 'The Ball Bounces The Same For Everyone'http://wwno.org/post/previewing-2017-nba-all-star-game-ball-bounces-same-everyone
114598 as http://wwno.orgThu, 16 Feb 2017 20:41:28 +0000Previewing The 2017 NBA All-Star Game: 'The Ball Bounces The Same For Everyone'Peter RicchiutiOne of the topics in the national debate these days is trade. Meaning imports and exports. On Out to lunch, Peter and his guests take a look at two of the most obscure imports into the United States, and New Orleans. One from Britain, the other from Italy.Out To Lunch: Imported Ballshttp://wwno.org/post/out-lunch-imported-balls
112663 as http://wwno.orgThu, 12 Jan 2017 19:00:00 +0000Out To Lunch: Imported BallsMark CaveBobby Grier was the first African-American to play in the Sugar Bowl . As a member of the Pittsburgh Panthers, Grier played against Georgia Tech on January 2, 1956 — only months after Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi and weeks after Rosa Parks was arrested in Alabama . Perhaps as expected, his participation was met with opposition: the governor of Georgia insisted that Georgia Tech boycott the Sugar Bowl that year. But the game was played, Grier was its leading rusher, and the Civil Rights Movement continued to gain momentum.NOLA Life Stories: How Bobby Grier Broke The Color Barrier At The Sugar Bowlhttp://wwno.org/post/nola-life-stories-how-bobby-grier-broke-color-barrier-sugar-bowl
72370 as http://wwno.orgMon, 02 Jan 2017 14:44:28 +0000NOLA Life Stories: How Bobby Grier Broke The Color Barrier At The Sugar BowlEve TroehCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last night, the New York Jets held a moment of silence before their football game against the Indianapolis Colts. It was to mark the passing of a former teammate, Joe McKnight. The running back was shot and killed in New Orleans last week in what began as a road rage incident. The shooter was initially released by authorities but now has been arrested. We're joined by reporter Eve Troeh of member station WWNO for more. Eve, can you just start off by reminding us what we know about how Joe McKnight died? EVE TROEH, BYLINE: Well, this happened on Thursday afternoon at a busy intersection in the suburbs of New Orleans right next door in Jefferson Parish, so broad daylight, lots of people around. Both men were in their cars, and apparently the Jefferson Parish sheriff says they'd been in a road rage incident for several miles, including on a bridge across the Mississippi River. So they'd pulled over and they started arguing, andThe Fallout After A Former NFL Player Is Shot To Deathhttp://wwno.org/post/fallout-after-former-nfl-player-shot-death
110997 as http://wwno.orgTue, 06 Dec 2016 13:00:00 +0000The Fallout After A Former NFL Player Is Shot To DeathScott GoldWhen I woke up and checked the news, I could hardly believe what I was hearing. I stared at my screen in disbelief. This was really happening. This was the new reality. And there was nothing that I could do about it. I had to muster every ounce of inner strength I had just to say the words, to make them real, to accept that this was the truth. “The New Orleans Zephyrs are now...the New Orleans Baby Cakes.”The New Orleans Baby Cakes: Name Change Not A Home Runhttp://wwno.org/post/new-orleans-baby-cakes-name-change-not-home-run
110709 as http://wwno.orgThu, 01 Dec 2016 17:00:00 +0000The New Orleans Baby Cakes: Name Change Not A Home RunKelley CrawfordSean Kennedy has been known as the Irishman and patron of Finn McCool’s, and he’s now known as the Irishman and new owner of Finn McCool’s. After years of working tirelessly and building a tight community in their Mid-City pub, Stephen and Pauline Patterson have passed the torch on to Sean, who’s more than up to the challenge. Especially if there’s soccer involved. Visit NolaVie's website for a related article written by Kelley Crawford.Finn McCool's New Owner Takes A Seat at the Pubhttp://wwno.org/post/finn-mccools-new-owner-takes-seat-pub
109324 as http://wwno.orgThu, 03 Nov 2016 12:00:00 +0000Finn McCool's New Owner Takes A Seat at the PubEileen FlemingNEW ORLEANS -- Noted New Orleans sportswriter Peter Finney has died. He passed away Saturday at his home. Finney was 88. The New Orleans Advocate reports that Finney’s career spanned seven decades. He began with the New Orleans States Item in the summer of 1945, covering American Legion baseball shortly after graduating from Jesuit High School. His final column was on Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos’ loss to Seattle in Super Bowl 48. It appeared in The Times-Picayune just shy of a year following the death of his wife of 61 years, Deedy, whom Finney called “my best friend.” A Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. August 20 th at St. Rita Catholic Church in New Orleans. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 9 a.m. Burial will be private.Sportswriter Peter Finney Dies At 88http://wwno.org/post/sportswriter-peter-finney-dies-88
105509 as http://wwno.orgMon, 15 Aug 2016 13:49:29 +0000Sportswriter Peter Finney Dies At 88Peter RicchiutiRunning a sports business in New Orleans comes with a number of unique challenges. Ask the Voodoo, the Jazz, or for many years the struggling Saints. Peter's talking talking New Orleans baseball and New Orleans motor racing on this week's Out to Lunch.Out To Lunch: Fastballhttp://wwno.org/post/out-lunch-fastball
102014 as http://wwno.orgThu, 16 Jun 2016 18:00:00 +0000Out To Lunch: FastballLaine Kaplan-LevensonTriPod: New Orleans at 300 returns with a new story about an indigenous sport that became popular before the Civil War.In New Orleans, Before Baseball, Football Or Soccer, There Was Raquettehttp://wwno.org/post/new-orleans-baseball-football-or-soccer-there-was-raquette
96935 as http://wwno.orgThu, 10 Mar 2016 13:30:00 +0000In New Orleans, Before Baseball, Football Or Soccer, There Was RaquettePeter RicchiutiJust by living in New Orleans you can naturally develop a lot of useful skills. Dodging potholes and catching Mardi Gras beads improves hand-eye coordination. Peeling crawfish increases dexterity.Out To Lunch: Wipeout!http://wwno.org/post/out-lunch-wipeout
96450 as http://wwno.orgThu, 03 Mar 2016 19:00:00 +0000Out To Lunch: Wipeout!Laine Kaplan-LevensonTriPod -- New Orleans at 300 revisits the first integrated high school sports contest in Louisiana, on February 25, 1965.The Secret Basketball Game That Desegregated Louisiana High School Sportshttp://wwno.org/post/secret-basketball-game-desegregated-louisiana-high-school-sports
96197 as http://wwno.orgThu, 25 Feb 2016 14:30:00 +0000The Secret Basketball Game That Desegregated Louisiana High School SportsOn January 1, 1935 Americans were dealing with some big issues: the Great Depression had crippled the economy and the Dust Bowl had scoured the land. But down in New Orleans the mood was celebratory: football players getting ready to meet each other at the inaugural Sugar Bowl .NOLA Life Stories: 100 Different Memories For Each Sugar Bowl http://wwno.org/post/nola-life-stories-100-different-memories-each-sugar-bowl
93354 as http://wwno.orgWed, 30 Dec 2015 11:00:00 +0000NOLA Life Stories: 100 Different Memories For Each Sugar Bowl Tegan WendlandAnointed Hands Boxing Gym on Pontchartrain Drive in Slidell is a modest facility, filled with loud music and kids. It is kind of like a community center — the coach taught a group of kids how to hit the boxing bags while others played on gym equipment and parents joked at the front desk. It is not necessarily what you would expect at a boxing gym. That could be because the owners, Dupre and Shedee Strickland, aim to do more than offer training for aspiring boxers — they want to help. One young person the gym has impacted is Gabi. She is a junior at Slidell High. We will only use her first name in the story in order to protect her. She was adopted several years ago and moved to Slidell from Chalmette after social services removed her from an abusive family home. “I never had anything like this to show me and guide me and motivate me. I’ve never had a family," Gabi says. "Coach Dupre has really guided me through the right tracks, he just doesn’t teach me what’s right and wrong about howBoxing Gym Helps At-Risk Youth In Slidellhttp://wwno.org/post/boxing-gym-helps-risk-youth-slidell
72700 as http://wwno.orgWed, 18 Nov 2015 21:53:40 +0000Boxing Gym Helps At-Risk Youth In SlidellEileen FlemingImagine a room full of boys and girls enthralled in playing a game that’s not on video. It’s not even electronic. The game began about a thousand years ago – give or take a century.Chess Fest Set For Saturday, Rain Or Shinehttp://wwno.org/post/chess-fest-set-saturday-rain-or-shine
90600 as http://wwno.orgFri, 06 Nov 2015 13:46:37 +0000Chess Fest Set For Saturday, Rain Or ShineJack Hopke1. Pelicans preview with Jason Saul and Fletcher Mackel. 2. Jack interviews local breast cancer researcher and physicians. 3. Jack interviews Henry Griffin about N. O. Film Festival.All Things New Orleans For Oct. 22, 2015http://wwno.org/post/all-things-new-orleans-oct-22-2015
89974 as http://wwno.orgThu, 22 Oct 2015 19:00:44 +0000All Things New Orleans For Oct. 22, 2015Scott GoldWriter Scott Gold has been worried lately . Every autumn he sees his loved ones overtaken by something beyond his control. It doesn’t last but a day or so, but friends and family will isolate themselves, bite their fingernails, and wrap themselves in crocheted blankets to feel comfort in the face of danger. Luckily, there’s a cure. Scott Gold is a writer and photographer in New Orleans .New Orleans Saints: Malady In Black & Goldhttp://wwno.org/post/new-orleans-saints-malady-black-gold
89258 as http://wwno.orgMon, 19 Oct 2015 00:11:29 +0000Lisa MullinsLoss And Renewal Mark New Orleans 10 Years After Katrinahttp://wwno.org/post/loss-and-renewal-mark-new-orleans-10-years-after-katrina
87055 as http://wwno.orgThu, 03 Sep 2015 18:46:19 +0000Loss And Renewal Mark New Orleans 10 Years After Katrina